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Hadrian's Villa Hadrian's Villa, Italy, designated a World Heritage site in 1999. Figure 12: The Canopus Canal in Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli, Italy, begun c. AD 123. reticulated work Drinking doves, opus vermiculatum emblema from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy, either 1st century bc or 2nd century ad; in the Capitoline Museum, Rome
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Hadrian's Villa, Italy, designated a World Heritage site in 1999.
Figure 12: The Canopus Canal in Hadrian's Villa at Tivoli, Italy, begun c. AD 123.
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Drinking doves, opus vermiculatum emblema from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli, Italy, either 1st century bc or 2nd century ad; in the Capitoline Museum, Rome
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